Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Trikālātītaṃ | "the threefold division of time"

Trikalatitam

Trikālātītaṃ (IAST)
Translation: "the threefold division of time"
From Mandukya Upanishad (Verse 1)

Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads (Swami Sharvananda)
Sanskrit: त्रिकालातीतं
Transliteration: Trikālātītaṃ
Translation: "the transcendental, beyond time"

The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad (Swami Krishnananda)
Sanskrit: त्रिकालातीतं
Transliteration: Trikālātītaṃ
Translation: "the three states of the world of time"

Māṇḍūkyopaniṣat and Kārikā (Swami Paramarthananda)
Sanskrit: त्रिकालातीतं
Transliteration: Trikālātītaṃ
Translation: "the three periods of time"


References:
  1. Sharvananda, Swami (1920). Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads: With Sanskrit Text; Paraphrase with Word-For-Word Literal Translation, English, Rendering and Comments. Mylapore, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math
  2. Krishnananda, Swami (1996). The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad. Retrieved from https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/mand_0.html
  3. Paramarthananda, Swami. Māṇḍūkyopaniṣat and Kārikā. Coimbatore: Arsha Avinash Foundation